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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
330 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

SCZ050-192100-
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC
32.91N  80.03W ELEV. 45 FT
330 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

DATE             WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI 06/21/13
EDT 3HRLY     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      87          70          85          69          85
TEMP          75 75 82 83 80 78 75 73 72 73 81 84 83 78 73 72 70 72 81 84 83 78
DEWPT         74 73 72 72 72 72 71 70 69 70 70 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68
RH            97 94 72 70 77 82 87 90 90 90 69 61 61 71 84 87 93 87 65 59 61 71
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD       9  9  6  9  5  2  4  5  6  8  8  9 11  8  5  5  5  6  8 10 13 10
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                     70          40          30          20          30
QPF 12HR                   0.68        0.05           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  L  C  C  C  C  S        S  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  S
TSTMS          S  S  C  L  C  C  C  C  S        S  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  S
HEAT INDEX          87 88 84                85 88 86                84 87 86
MAX HEAT               92    92                88    88                87    87


DATE          SAT 06/22/13  SUN 06/23/13  MON 06/24/13  TUE 06/25/13
EDT 6HRLY     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          69    86      70    88      70    89      72    90
TEMP          72 73 85 79   73 74 87 80   73 74 88 81   75 76 89 82
DEWPT         69 69 68 68   70 70 69 70   70 71 70 71   72 73 71 71
PWIND DIR        NE     E       E     E       S     S       S    SW
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         20    30      10    20      10    30      10    20
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  S          S  S          C  C          S  S
TSTMS          S  S  C  S          S  S          C  C          S  S

$$
GAZ118-192100-
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA
32.12N  81.20W ELEV. 50 FT
330 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

DATE             WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI 06/21/13
EDT 3HRLY     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      88          70          87          69          87
TEMP          74 76 83 85 81 80 75 73 72 74 82 86 84 79 74 72 70 73 82 86 84 78
DEWPT         72 72 72 72 73 72 72 71 70 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 71 70 69 69 70
RH            93 87 70 65 77 77 90 93 93 93 69 61 65 77 90 97100 93 67 57 61 76
WIND DIR      SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD       6  8  8  8  6  4  3  4  5  6  6  8 11  6  3  2  3  5  8 10 13  9
CLOUDS        SC B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                     60          40          30          20          30
QPF 12HR                   0.71        0.03           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C     S  S  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  S
TSTMS          S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C     S  S  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  S
HEAT INDEX          88 91 86 84             86 91 89                86 90 88
MAX HEAT               92    94                91    91                90    90


DATE          SAT 06/22/13  SUN 06/23/13  MON 06/24/13  TUE 06/25/13
EDT 6HRLY     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          68    87      69    89      70    90      71    91
TEMP          71 72 86 79   72 73 88 80   73 74 89 81   74 75 90 82
DEWPT         70 71 69 70   70 71 70 71   71 72 70 72   73 73 71 73
PWIND DIR         E     E      SE    SE       S     S       S     S
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR         20    30      10    20      10    30      10    30
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  S  C          S  S          C  C          C  C
TSTMS          S  S  S  C          S  S          C  C          C  C

$$
SCZ050-192100-
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC
32.78N  79.94W ELEV. 10 FT
330 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

DATE             WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI 06/21/13
EDT 3HRLY     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      85          73          83          71          83
TEMP          76 77 82 82 80 78 75 75 74 75 80 82 81 78 74 73 72 74 80 82 81 78
DEWPT         74 74 73 72 72 72 72 70 69 70 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 69 69 69 69
RH            94 90 74 72 77 82 90 84 84 84 69 65 67 74 84 90 93 87 69 65 67 74
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
WIND SPD      10  8  8 10  6  3  4  5  6  9 10 11 13 10 10 11 11 10 10 11 14 11
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                     70          40          30          20          30
QPF 12HR                   0.69        0.08           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  L  L  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  S
TSTMS          S  S  C  L  L  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  S
HEAT INDEX          87 87 84                83 85 84                83 85 84
MAX HEAT               90    90                85    85                85    85


DATE          SAT 06/22/13  SUN 06/23/13  MON 06/24/13  TUE 06/25/13
EDT 6HRLY     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          71    83      72    85      73    86      74    87
TEMP          73 74 82 78   74 75 84 80   75 76 85 81   76 77 86 82
DEWPT         69 70 68 69   70 70 69 70   70 71 70 71   72 73 71 72
PWIND DIR         E     E       E    SE       S     S       S    SW
WIND CHAR        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR         20    30      10    20      20    20      20    20
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  S          S  S    S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S
TSTMS          S  S  C  S          S  S    S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S

$$
SCZ048-192100-
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC
32.48N  80.72W ELEV. 37 FT
330 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

DATE             WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI 06/21/13
EDT 3HRLY     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      87          71          86          70          87
TEMP          75 76 83 84 81 79 76 74 73 74 82 85 84 79 74 73 71 74 82 86 85 79
DEWPT         73 72 73 72 73 73 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 69 69 70 70 70 70 70
RH            94 87 72 67 77 82 85 90 93 90 69 63 65 77 87 87 93 87 67 59 61 74
WIND DIR      SW SW  W  W NW  W NW NE  N  N NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  E
WIND SPD       8  8  6  8  5  5  4  4  6  8  8  9 10  5  4  4  5  8  9 10 13  9
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                     70          40          30          20          30
QPF 12HR                   0.78        0.03           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  L  C  C  C  C  C     S  S  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  S
TSTMS          S  S  C  L  C  C  C  C  C     S  S  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  S
HEAT INDEX          89 90 86                86 90 89                86 91 90
MAX HEAT               92    92                90    90                91    91


DATE          SAT 06/22/13  SUN 06/23/13  MON 06/24/13  TUE 06/25/13
EDT 6HRLY     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          70    85      71    87      71    88      73    89
TEMP          73 73 84 79   73 74 86 80   74 75 87 81   75 76 88 82
DEWPT         70 71 69 70   70 71 71 72   71 72 72 72   73 74 72 73
PWIND DIR         E     E      SE    SE       S     S       S     S
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR         20    20      10    20      10    30      10    20
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  S  S          S  S          C  C          S  S
TSTMS          S  S  S  S          S  S          C  C          S  S

$$
SCZ043-192100-
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC
32.91N  80.67W ELEV. 98 FT
330 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

DATE             WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI 06/21/13
EDT 3HRLY     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      87          69          87          68          87
TEMP          73 74 82 84 80 78 74 72 70 73 82 86 84 78 73 71 69 72 82 86 84 78
DEWPT         71 72 72 71 71 71 70 69 68 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67
RH            93 93 72 65 74 79 87 90 93 87 63 55 59 71 84 90 97 87 63 55 59 69
WIND DIR      SW  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD       5  6  4  8  5  3  3  3  5  6  8  8  8  6  4  3  4  5  8  9 12  8
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR                     60          30          30          10          20
QPF 12HR                   0.68        0.01           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  L  C  C  C  S  S           C              S  S  S  S
TSTMS          S  S  C  L  C  C  C  S  S           C              S  S  S  S
HEAT INDEX          87 89 83                85 89 87                85 89 87
MAX HEAT               90    91                89    89                89    89


DATE          SAT 06/22/13  SUN 06/23/13  MON 06/24/13  TUE 06/25/13
EDT 6HRLY     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          68    88      69    90      70    91      71    92
TEMP          71 72 87 79   72 73 89 81   73 74 90 82   74 75 91 83
DEWPT         68 69 68 68   69 70 69 70   70 71 70 71   72 72 70 72
PWIND DIR         E     E       E     E       S     S       S    SW
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         10    30      10    20      10    30      10    30
RAIN SHWRS           S  C          S  S          C  C          C  C
TSTMS                S  C          S  S          C  C          C  C

$$
GAZ099-192100-
METTER-CANDLER GA
32.40N  82.06W ELEV. 197 FT
330 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

DATE             WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI 06/21/13
EDT 3HRLY     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      88          70          88          68          88
TEMP          73 75 83 85 81 82 76 73 72 74 83 87 85 79 74 71 69 72 82 87 85 79
DEWPT         71 72 73 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 70 69 69 69 70 70 69 70 69 67 66 66
RH            93 90 72 61 69 69 85 93 97 90 65 55 59 72 87 97100 93 65 52 53 64
WIND DIR      SW  W  W NW  N NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD       5  6  6  4  3  4  3  1  4  6  8  8  6  6  5  3  3  5  8 10 10  6
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR                     60          30          30          20          20
QPF 12HR                   0.66           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  L  C  C  C  S  S        S  C  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
TSTMS          S  S  C  L  C  C  C  S  S        S  C  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
HEAT INDEX          89 90 85 86             87 91 89                85 90 87
MAX HEAT               91    92                91    91                90    90


DATE          SAT 06/22/13  SUN 06/23/13  MON 06/24/13  TUE 06/25/13
EDT 6HRLY     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          68    88      69    90      70    91      71    92
TEMP          71 72 87 79   72 73 89 81   73 74 90 82   74 75 91 83
DEWPT         68 69 67 68   68 69 67 68   70 71 68 69   71 72 68 70
PWIND DIR         E     E       E     E       S     S       S    SW
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR         10    30      10    30      10    30      10    30
RAIN SHWRS           S  C          C  C          C  C          C  C
TSTMS                S  C          C  C          C  C          C  C

$$

PRODUCT KEY...

--- CLOUD COVER ---
CODE   PERCENTAGE            SKY COVER DAY/NIGHT
 CL    0 TO <=5 PERCENT      SUNNY/CLEAR
 FW    >5 TO <=25 PERCENT    SUNNY/MOSTLY CLEAR
 SC    >25 TO <=50 PERCENT   PARTLY CLOUDY
 B1    >50 TO <=69 PERCENT   MOSTLY CLOUDY
 B2    >69 TO <=87 PERCENT   MOSTLY CLOUDY
 OV    >87 TO 100 PERCENT    CLOUDY

--- OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ---    --- WEATHER COVERAGE ---
CODE   TYPE                           CODE   QUALIFYING TERM
 F     FOG                             S     SLIGHT
 PF    PATCHY FOG                      C     CHANCE
 F+    DENSE FOG                       L     LIKELY
 PF+   PATCHY DENSE FOG                O     OCCASIONAL
 H     HAZE                            D     DEFINITE
 BS    BLOWING SNOW
 K     SMOKE
 BD    BLOWING DUST
 AF    VOLCANIC ASHFALL

--- EXTENDED WIND FORECAST CHARACTER ---
                           12-HR MAX SUSTAINED
CODE   WIND CHARACTER          WIND SPEED
 LT    LIGHT                   < 8 MPH
 GN    GENTLE                  8-14 MPH
 BZ    BREEZY                  15-22 MPH
 WY    WINDY                   23-30 MPH
 VW    VERY WINDY              31-39 MPH
 SD    STRONG/DAMAGING         >=40 MPH

$$




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